Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs -> Lawbeat

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Legal News

: Lawbeat

Behind NY's "merit" selection of chief judge

By Mark Obbie

ADVERTISEMENTS

The legendary Wayne Barrett accomplished two feats in this story about the political levers pulled to put Jonathan Lippman in the chief judge seat of New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals: he showed how uninspired the Times and other newspapers in the state have been in covering such a crucial judicial appointment; and he provided a stark reminder that so-called merit selection is not the squeaky-clean alternative to elections that it's cracked up to be -- especially in the Empire State, home of shameless machine politics and backroom deals masquerading as democracy. Nothing about Barrett's writing is neutral, but his reputation as a muckraker in touch with how politics really works in New York makes this a story worth taking seriously.

Full post as published by Lawbeat on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).

Lawsuits and Settlements

Tainted Spinach
Family awarded settlement after two children became very ill after eating Natural Selection Foods spinach.

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Fire Chief Whistleblower
City of DuPont agrees to $72,000 resignation and severance settlement.

Suspended and Fired
Town of Alton agrees to pay former police chief $10,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Police Chief Whistleblower
Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement.

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Related Searches